Here you can find many of the abbreviations and acronyms used in the department and throughout the university. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list and has been accumulated over time from varying sources. Please feel free to add your own additions. You can also refer to the Glossary of ED&I Terminology.
AQ = academic quality
ART = Academic research and teaching
Asana = online project task tool
ASO = Academic Support Office
BBSRC = Biotechnology and Biosciences Research Council
BAP = Big Alumni Project
BIU = Business Intelligence Unit
BoS = Board of Studies
BBF = Business Boost Fund
CBiol = chartered biologist
CDT = Centre for Doctoral Training
CGP = Centre for Global Programmes
CLL = Centre for Lifelong Learning
CMA = Competition and Markets Authority
CMS = Centre for Mediaeval Studies (King’s Manor)
CMS = (web) content management system
CP = content producers
CPD = continuing professional development
CRM = customer relations management system - for collecting student applicant data
CVF = contract variation form
DA = direct appointment
DECS = Directorate of Estates and Campus Services
DHoD = Deputy Head of Department
DHoFO = Deputy Head of Faculty Operations
DLHE = Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (stats)
DMT = Department Managers' Team
DRC = Department Research Committee
DSA = Disabled Student Allowances
DSG = Dean's Support Group (faculty decision making body for staff recruitment and major spending)
DTC = Department Teaching Committee
DVC = Deputy Vice-Chancellor
ECA = Exceptional Circumstances
ECR = Early Career Researchers
ECSR = Economic and Social Research Council
EDC = Equality and Diversity Committee
EDI = Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Eduroam = University’s wireless network
EGLT = Environment and Geography Leadership Team
EGSEOT = Environment and Geography Student Experience Oversight Team
EGTMT = Environment and Geography Teaching Management Team
EPQ = Extended Project Qualification
E&P = Engagement and Partnerships
EPS = Engineering and Physical Sciences
EPSRC = Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
ESAY = Environmental Sustainability Academy at York
ESRC = Economic and Social Research Council
FASG = Faculty Admin Support Group
FEG = Faculty Executive Group
FLTG = Faculty Learning & Teaching Group
FE = Further Education
FindaMasters = database of non/funded Masters projects across unis (we pay for this and have to add ourselves)
FindaPhD = database of non/funded PhD projects across unis (we pay for this and have to add ourselves)
FMM = faculty marketing managers
FCP = faculty content producers (in Marketing, covering student recruitment side)
Fusion CDT = EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
GSA = Graduate Students' Association
GTA= Graduate Teaching Assistant
HE = Higher Education
HEA = Higher Education Academy
HEA = Higher Education Authority (Ireland student funding body)
HEP = Higher Education Partnership
HESA = Higher Education Statistics Agency
HEFCE = Higher Education Funding Council for England
HoD = Head of Department
HoFO = Head of Faculty Operations
HR = Human Resources
HRC = Humanities Research Centre
HYMS = Hull York Medical School
IAA = Impact Acceleration Account
IELTS = International English Language Testing System
IGDC = Inter-disciplinary Global Development Centre
IGGI = The Centre for Intelligent Games and Game Intelligence
IOP = Institute of Physics
IP = intellectual property
IPC = International Pathway College
IPUP = Institute for the Public Understanding of the Past
KE = Knowledge Exchange; Knowledge Exchange Framework
LandD = learning and development
LandL = Language and Linguistic Science
LFA = Languages for All
LMS = Learning Management System
LWEC = Living with Environmental Change
MHFA = Mental Health First Aid
MTP = medium term plan (our 5-year financial plan that shows what income we're going to bring in and how we want to spend it through staffing and operating costs)
NERC = Natural Environment Research Council
NSS = National Student Survey
OLIP = Online Learning Implementation Project
Open Days = “official” uni-wide programme for prospective student applicants and families to meet departments, student services and societies
OPPA = Office of Philanthropic Partnerships and Alumni
PDD = Programme Design Document (detailed course description)
PDLT = Programme Design and Learning Technology
PDRA = Postdoctoral Research Associate
PEEP = Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan
PEP = PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics)
PIP = Personal Independence Payment
PGCAP - Post-graduate Certificate in Academic Practice
PGT = Post-graduate taught degree
PGR - Post-graduate research degree
PLO = Programme learning outcomes
PoVD = Post-offer visit days
POD - People and Organisational Development
PVC = Pro-Vice-Chancellor
QS = “QS World University Rankings is an annual publication of university rankings by Quacquarelli Symonds.” - Wikipedia
RAG = red, amber, green project status
RAG = Raising and Giving
RCH = Ron Cooke Hub
RCUK = Research Councils UK
RDT = Research Development Team
ReCSS = Research Centre for Social Science
RETT = Research Excellence Training Team
REF = Research Excellence Framework
RG = Russell Group (grouping of research-led UK universities)
RGC = Research Grants and Contracts
RSB = Royal Society of Biology
RGO = Research Grants Operations
Senate = academic running of the University
SAAS = Student Awards Agency for Scotland
SFE = Student Finance England
SFSU = Student Financial Support Unit
SFW = Student Finance Wales
SLB = Spring Lane Building
SpLD - specific learning difficulty
SPS = School of Social and Political Sciences
SPSW = Social Policy and Social Work
SRandA = Student Recruitment and Admissions
SSP = Student Support Plan
STFC = Science and Technology Facilities Council
Tableau = online stats program (BIU use for data such as NSS stats)
TEF = Teaching Excellence Framework
TEL = Technology enhanced learning
Terminal4 = the CMS used for the University of York website
TFTI = Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media (the new name for TFTV)
TFTV = Theatre, Film and Television (old name)
THE = Times Higher Education
Tier 4 CAS = Confirmation of acceptance for studies; General student visa
T&S = Teaching and Scholarship
TYMS = The York Management School
UCAS = Universities and Colleges Admissions Service
UEB = University Executive Board
UTC = University Teaching Committee
VLE = Virtual Learning Environment
VPN = Virtual Private Network (remote access to computing network)
VRF = vacancy request form
WP = Widening Participation
Wonkhe (pronounced wonky) = Higher Ed wonks blog
WRDTP = White Rose Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership
WRIA = White Rose Industrial Physics Academy
WRoCAH - White Rose College of Arts and Humanities
York Award = recognises and rewards student contributions
York Futures Scholarships = student support for personal and professional development
YS = York Strengths
YPI = York Plasma Institute
YuCall = telephone fundraising team
YuStart = University of York’s crowdfunding platform
YUSU = University of York Students' Union
ZenDesk = web based issue ticketing system (used by Marketing et al for web changes)